March 6, 2012

Thousands of Peruvians protest against tougher illegal mining sanctions

Over 5,000 informal miners started an indefinite protest in the gold-rich Peru's Madre de Dios region on Monday, demanding the government to revoke a new decree that regularizes small-scale and…

March 5, 2012

Latin America leads global mining exploration spending again

Latin America remained the most popular exploration destination, attracting 25% of global explorations spending in 2011, said to the Halifax-based Metals Economics Group's World Exploration Trends report released on Sunday.

March 4, 2012

North Springs Resources Receives Positive Independent Review of Producing Gold and Silver Properties in Chihuahua Mexico

North Springs Resources Corp. (OTCBB:NSRS) (PINKSHEETS:NSRS) (the "Company" or "North Springs") is pleased to announce that it has received the final draft of a positive geological review regarding the Company's…

March 2, 2012

Rio Cristal updates status of its projects

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and LIMA, PERU--(Marketwire - March 2, 2012) - Rio Cristal Resources Corporation (TSX VENTURE:RCZ)(BVL:RCZ) ("Rio Cristal" or the "Company") today provided a corporate progress report.

March 2, 2012

Ecuador to sign $1.4 billion copper contract but Kinross gold project stalled

Chinese-owned mining company Ecuacorriente will sign a contract to invest $1.4 billion over five years for extracting copper in Ecuador's southern Amazon, reports local newspaper La Republica.

March 2, 2012

Glenstrata is still far from a done deal

March 2, 2012

Colombian Mines Strikes $15.5 Million Agreement With Strategic Investor At Yarumalito

Colombian Mines Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CMJ)(FRANKFURT:X6C) ("Colombian Mines" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") and the Company have entered into an…

March 1, 2012

Baja Mining advises shareholders: Don’t trust the Mount Kellett wolf in sheep’s clothing; only shareholders can protect the company from Mount Kellett’s creeping takeover

Baja responds to misleading statements by dissident shareholder Mount Kellett Master Fund II A L.P., and highlights Mount Kellett's failure to address seven critical facts in its dissident circular. Baja…

March 1, 2012

New Gold announces record financial results in 2011 with 212% increase in earnings and 23% increase in net cash generated from operations

New Gold Inc. ("New Gold") (TSX and NYSE AMEX:NGD) today announces financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and year ended 2011, with record annual earnings and cash flow.…

March 1, 2012

Verde Potash’s $25 million deal provides no succour to investors still nursing 27% knock after poor economic study

Verde Potash shares fell 2.8% to $6.51 by lunchtime on Thursday after the company announced bought deal financing of $25 million. In the run up to the release of a…